Okay okay - time out everyone! Let's get back to discussing what this thread is supposed to be about, that is Ljajic.

Whilst I'm gutted to miss out on a young, up and coming talent, particularly one as good as Ljajic seemed to me, I'm prepared to trust SAF's judgement on this one. Nor do I think that it was a financial thing and that the owner's intervened. Reasons for this view:

1. Fergie over the years has proved to be a good judge of young talent. He's made mistakes like everyone, but generally speaking, he's got most calls right. So, if he doesn't think the boy was good enough, that's fair enough.

2. I'm actually pleased we said about how Ljajic hasn't developed. For once, a football club is speaking it's mind. Too often these days, everyone is politically correct, not saying what they really think. I say good call for coming out and being honest about it. It's tough for Ljajic, but to succeed as a pro footballer, you have to be able to deal with criticism.

3. It's not the Glazer's. Fergie has said countless times before that the Glazer's haven't interfered with his running of the club. If Fergie wanted Ljajic, the Glazers would not have stopped him doing so.

Conclusion: In my view, Fergie has someone else lined up for the 10m we budgeted for him. Whether that's in January or to sign a deal in January for a player to come at the end of the season, I don't know.

The 18-year-old was part of a £16.5 million deal that saw his former Partizan team-mate Zoran Tosic join the Red Devils last season and was due to team up with his fellow Serbian again next month.

The reigning Premier League champions had made moves to secure a work permit for the youngster in October, but have now decided to pull the plug on the deal.

A United spokesman said: “We had an option to buy the player but, having closely monitored his development over the past 12 months, and taken into consideration the young players emerging through the ranks at the club, we have chosen not to pursue the transfer.”

Partizan’s president Dragan Djuric, however, has denied the deal is dead in the water.

Djuric understands there may be a problem with gaining a work permit for Ljajic’s signature, but has also hinted United’s financial problems could be the reason behind the collapse of the transfer.

“I read the news in our media about the possibility that Adem Ljajic will not go to Manchester,” Djuric said.

“All this is in the field of speculation. The truth is that Manchester United has not yet arranged a work permit to our players, but so far none of them refused.

“Maybe the news came because Manchester United is in financial crisis but, believe me, we did not get anything official.”

Ferguson had previously spoken of his excitement at the prospect of adding Ljajic to the first-team squad in January and the Serb’s representative, Mladen Furtala, remains upbeat that the deal can yet be resurrected.

“As far as I know, the only problem is the work permit,” he said.

“Manchester can solve this quickly. Journalists called me, asking what was happening, but I am confident that everything will be OK at best and, that from January, Ljajic will be officially a Manchester United player.”

Bringing my kid up to support United is none of your fecking business, however he has been inside Old Trafford more times than most posters on this forum.

If you even paid any attention to the history of this forum, I've always been a staunch supporter of those that are OOTers, especially when from overseas. I can't do anything but support United, it's my local club for better or for worse, however, you support United for a specific reason, and that's the success the club have brought in your life, at least the life that you can remember. If Liverpool had been winning everything when you were ten, I have no doubt that you would be a Liverpool supporter.

I've had a think and the whole thing stinks. As many a poster has said in the thread, how does he go from being talkied about glowingly by Ferguson to being deemed worse than the players we currently have at the club?

With the paucity of quality wingers we have at the club at present, it's all very strange.

It does appear to have all gone quiet over there. Let's hope he's back to spout more of his bullshit soon

Oh and no, funnily enough I don't remember the game from when I was two, obviously. You're a funny one to be commenting on good parenting though Weastey. Does your missus know what you've been up to I wonder?

In the end I am disappointed, and I know how far it will go, zezanje by opposing fans, but this is football and there is an opportunity for me to get the evidence and show Manchester that the decision made is wrong. The good thing from all this is that even Zoran went to a big European club and I wish him happiness and success, while I am staying at the club that I like and hope to win titles ♥ P.F.C. ♥

Well you keep posting pictures of the missus' clothes that you wear, and the local slappers that you get knocked up, so I feel I've got a reasonable idea of what's going on thanks

I'm not at all sensative about my background for supporting United. I am though highly interested to hear how this 'staunch support of OOTers' fits in with this little 'glory hunting bastards should follow their local team' spiel you're coming out with now. Could it be the great Weastey is full of bollocks yet again?

You've still not named names regarding the clique either. Or told us which club your kid (I assume it's only one you have, or have you knocked some other birds up while you cheated on your wife too?) is brought up to support?

feck me never seen any of you behave like this over a player who has never ever played for the club you bunch of fecking girls get a grip and support THE SIDE and not one player who isn't coming to the club. Sort it out - WEST HAM away this weekend and our current side are surely more pressing issues. feck a duck.

Mature attitude shown, wish him the best. You'd be pissed as hell at United if they did that to your son though.

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I do feel sorry for Ljajic but I'm much more worried about the message this sends out.

Never mind his parents being pissed at United, it's the parents of future young prospects we should be worrying about, not to mention the clubs they play for. The club comes out of this very badly indeed. Would you be keen to do business with United after seeing how they just behaved?

feck me never seen any of you behave like this over a player who has never ever played for the club you bunch of fecking girls get a grip and support THE SIDE and not one player who isn't coming to the club. Sort it out - WEST HAM away this weekend and our current side are surely more pressing issues. feck a duck.

The 18-year-old was part of a £16.5 million deal that saw his former Partizan team-mate Zoran Tosic join the Red Devils last season and was due to team up with his fellow Serbian again next month.

The reigning Premier League champions had made moves to secure a work permit for the youngster in October, but have now decided to pull the plug on the deal.

A United spokesman said: “We had an option to buy the player but, having closely monitored his development over the past 12 months, and taken into consideration the young players emerging through the ranks at the club, we have chosen not to pursue the transfer.”

Partizan’s president Dragan Djuric, however, has denied the deal is dead in the water.

Djuric understands there may be a problem with gaining a work permit for Ljajic’s signature, but has also hinted United’s financial problems could be the reason behind the collapse of the transfer.

“I read the news in our media about the possibility that Adem Ljajic will not go to Manchester,” Djuric said.

“All this is in the field of speculation. The truth is that Manchester United has not yet arranged a work permit to our players, but so far none of them refused.

“Maybe the news came because Manchester United is in financial crisis but, believe me, we did not get anything official.”

Ferguson had previously spoken of his excitement at the prospect of adding Ljajic to the first-team squad in January and the Serb’s representative, Mladen Furtala, remains upbeat that the deal can yet be resurrected.

“As far as I know, the only problem is the work permit,” he said.

“Manchester can solve this quickly. Journalists called me, asking what was happening, but I am confident that everything will be OK at best and, that from January, Ljajic will be officially a Manchester United player.”

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Yeh thank you, it has been posted. Try flipped back about 40 pages and you'll see it.